Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Aug 16, 2018 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Mostly clear, mild, NE wind blowing pelagics in
19 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 19 In quarry
Common Eider 4 Female and three young
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 20
Northern Gannet 8 Diving off Andrews Pt
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Turkey Vulture 1
hawk sp. 1 Too quick to tell species
Downy Woodpecker 2 Pair
Blue Jay 1 Heard only
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 24
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 1
American Goldfinch 2 Heard only
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